THE BOOK

Prologue 

Foreword by Koos 

The Book 

 

 

Reader's Comments 

Press Releases 

Credits 

 

Buy the Book 

 

 

AUTHOR

Al Lovejoy 

 

 

FAN CLUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al Lovejoy

Hi Cousin

If you are a first time visitor, welcome! Click here. If you are re-visiting - welcome back! And of course, if you are one of my readers, thank you - you have encouraged me immensely. I hope I managed to do the same for you.

The very, very good news is that I have republished and Acid Alex is now available internationally through Amazon.com Click here...

I also  established The Lovejoy Family Trust, an Organisation to promote and sell the second edition of the book Acid Alex, the proceeds of which will all go to The Trust and ultimately for establishing and building a permanent children's home from scratch. By simply buying the book from Amazon.com - you become a real partner and a personal friend in realising this dream of mine ... 

Every book we sell is a few more bricks in the walls. 

Eleven years ago, I realised what I wanted from life. My life dream is:

I want to build and establish my own children's home.

Unfortunately I happened to be locked up in a prison for reasons that I wrote the book for. And it took me eleven years to walk away from being a violent criminal to being a gentle loving father. Along the way I left heroin, crack and alcoholism behind permanently - something I will discuss elsewhere on Facebook for those who are still suffering. I'm undergoing long term psychiatric treatment. At first it was for acute PTSS but now it is more a journey of exploration into the new mysteries of fatherhood. It was a hard, lonely and dangerous journey. Along the way I wrote Acid Alex - for actual therapy and for emotional and mental healing. The beautiful thing is: It worked!!

So ... after eleven years, I'm finally a daddy, I've left drugs, crime and the horrors of my past behind me and now, all that is left, is to push on and try reach my dream and be a father to the fatherless.

The Facebook Group is open to all my readers, because if you've read Acid Alex - you will understand exactly why I started it. If you vigorously promote this cause or buy a copy from Amazon.com - you are already a part of this project.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

1. If you have not done so yet, click on the link and purchase a copy of Acid Alex from Amazon.com. That makes you a partner in their future's forever.

2. Invite all your Facebook friends to join the Another Brick in the Walls group if you think it is for a worthy cause.

3. My wife says I underestimate how much my readers believe in me and trust my judgement and opinion. Okay, here goes ... this is the only way I think I can pull this one off the right karma way. I need your help!

4. I shouldn't be worried ... I thought alcoholism would kill me and yet I saw my son born 100% sober. (This one is for me)

5. My wife has told me to make it a five year plan, so we have five years to sell enough copies and finish building. Will you join in and help us swap hope for hopelessness and help us sell books to score bricks???

6. Please. (pretty, with cherries on top)

Peace and love . . .

That's me, intellectual freckles and angelwort-warts and all - and thank you once again for dropping by. If you've read Acid Alex, feel free to scribble a line at the address on the book, that is - should the urge grip you or poke you and then shake you about uncontrollably. And again, pretty please with cherries on top, if you are a fan - help us and actively advertise Acid Alex to all your friends and their friend's friends across the Global Village. And their mom's and grannies too. I would appreciate that more than I know how to say. It would be well spent kudos elsewhere, ...my reader's keep telling me how incredibly important this book is. That Acid Alex changes lives. However this may sound ... it actually changed mine. Help us make it important to other people too Cousin. And in the process ...

Our own children's home for an orphaned kid or three like me??? From the slums, conflict areas and hellholes of the world?

Directly and because of writing Acid Alex, one permanent children's home was built in Stellenbosch. That edition was for the children growing up in it now - the second edition is for me and Tash and Robbie. I need to be a daddy to little ones who have nothing and no one as much as they need us as their own family.

A huge commitment for life.

Scary, I know. But now, at long, long last - I think I'm ready for it. After post-natal caring for our own baby as a prem 24/7, I'm used to being very, very careful with a tiny fagile life. I'm a proud parent and can't wait to feel more little arms around my neck. And the peace that will finally come to me in knowing I cannot save them all and be their daddy - but these two, three, ten, .... So, Cousin if you are a reader, become a silent (or ubernoisy) friend of ours and take a little time to be virtual friend of Acid Alex, especially if he has been a good friend to you - tell the whole real world and especially the MySpace or Facebook - you know, exactly what you think of the boy. Write a chain mail, Pay it Forward - pass on this Book Brochure and help us boost distribution in the EU and USA ...like I said: each copy we sell scores a few more bricks or part of a sack of cement for the home and makes you an effective partner in realising the book's other more ambitious purpose - exchanging hope for hopelessness. Yeah? So, hang in there and if you need to - you can get better Cousin. I am. Little step, by little step. Kissy by hug by kissy. Like I said, I truly hope with all my heart - I've managed to encourage you too...it's why I didn't just write the book for myself.

Why ... I was born to tell a story...

Al Lovejoy

July 2009